tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post8862542698385197714..comments2024-02-14T22:57:55.638-05:00Comments on The Cross of Laeken: Wedding of Leopold & LilianUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-24810894120841978742009-09-11T18:27:12.731-04:002009-09-11T18:27:12.731-04:00How interesting! I am hoping to do some posts on t...How interesting! I am hoping to do some posts on the royal visits to the Congo, but I need to gather more information.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-37304084706627701792009-09-11T18:24:26.059-04:002009-09-11T18:24:26.059-04:00Fascinating piece of history, of which I was unawa...Fascinating piece of history, of which I was unaware, though I am a Congolese and, as such, had my due dose of Belgian history at school. I think Queen Astrid also visited Belgian Congo, as witnessed by the many <i>"Astrid"</i> first names given to Congolese women of a certain generation. <br /><br />The first visit to the Congo in 1955 (if I'm not mistaken) of the young King Baudouin I--to whom Congolese gave the moniker <i>"Bwana-Kitoko"</i> (a combination of two words from Swahili and Lingala meaning "Handsome Man")--also prompted many Congolese parents of the 1950s to name their newborns "Baudouin"...Alex Engwetenoreply@blogger.com